SGA Appropriations Meeting Feb 01 2010 8PM
Roll Call
Senators Present: Beovich, Guy, Perry, Reed, Gessner, Kuyk, Langan, McCants, Macon, Mahan, Miner, Sanders, Smith, Stewart, Fowler, Jones, King, Tanner, Schneider, Pearson, Sells, Carlson, Youngblood, Riner, Lebron, Wolf, Hillard, Hall, Kapdia, and Calhoun
Senators Absent: Broach
Officers Present: Gardner, Proctor, Baldwin, Bettis, Al-Greene, and Pittman
Officers Absent: N/A
Officer Reports
President Gardner Higher Education - We need a creative senator to go up to Montgomery either this or next Friday, the 12th to meet up with Whitney to make preparations for parade on March 4th. Just 3 or 4 Senators needed (passes around a signup sheet). Gardner states that he has been feeling under the weather so if he starts coughing he will step out of the room.
Vice President Proctor Spirit week is next week with Mr. And Mrs. Jaguar voting (Monday - Thursday in Jag emails). There is an open CIS seat in the senate, so if you know anyone let me know.
Treasure Baldwin N/A
Attorney General Bettis Please make note of the Higher Education Day.
Chief Justice Al-Greene N/A
Student at Large Pittman There will be a football signing day this Wednesday the 3rd from 5pm Mitchell Center so come out and support the team.
Committee Reports
Senator Ramsey Thank you for all the paper work sent in and we knocked it out quickly.
Special Orders
Dean Mitchell New Campus involvement chair: Nick Lawkis
Nick Lawkis- I am the point of contact for most of all the campus organization events; Wed Feb 24 IP Dinner; Ashley Pitman is working to make the student packet; Organization packet needs to be renewed every fall; Campus involvement just made a new website also just made a Google calendar (submit an event and it will be on there.)
Senator Perry Moves to Swear in Nursing Senators
PASSED BY ACCLIMATION
Al-Green Swears in (Colin Wolf/ Alex Lebron)
Old Business
N/A
New Business
Treasurer Baldwin Need to approve appropriations $28,000.
Senator Sanders Makes movement to approve $28,000 for appropriations
PASSED BY ACCLIMATION
Treasurer Baldwin Off Road Team has just turned in their budget which adds $323.37 to the total. After excluding the organizations that are not presents the amount is $75645.32.
Senator Guy - makes movement to approve $75645.32 to the organizations present of the packaged total.
PASSED BY ACCLIMATION
Vice President Proctor -Top Half of Organizations are excused.
Society for Anime and Gaming Experience Club Representative wants $494.41, but only is approved for $394.41. $100 dollar gift card is given to member.
Senator Sells How are the gift cards being used.
Society for Anime and Gaming Experience Club Representative give away as a reward
Vice President Proctor Over ruled; cannot approve funds for gifts or rewards.
Treasurer Baldwin I have a preference for order of further discussion of organizations by severity of the questions asked.
Leisure Studies Association Representative N/A
Treasurer Baldwin - Asks Martial Arts Forum Representative if they plan to store their martial arts equipment on campus.
Martial Arts Forum Representative Yes
Senator King makes motion to approve $761.93 to the Martial Arts Forum.
PASSED BY ACCLIMATION
Senator Sells opens the floor to discuss ACM. What are we actually addressing here?
Treasurer Baldwin All of these are engineering groups that are attending the same conference.
Senator Gessner These are the four groups that have the same Jag numbers , why do you not just have one group.
ACM Representative We needed to fix the vehicle transportation. It actually saves money.
Treasurer Baldwin They save us money.
Senator Perry Did you forge the Jag numbers?
ACM Representative No its just the list of Jag numbers that are going to the conference.
Senator Smith- makes movement to close the floor
Senator Guy- makes movement to approve $523.81 to ACM.
PASSED BY ACCLIMATION
Senator Smith- moves to approve $1,438.62 to ACM-W.
PASSED BY ACCLIMATION
Senator Beovich moves to approve $1,434.00 to FLOSS.
PASSED BY ACCLIMATION
Senator Gessner moves to approve $1,078.04 to Institute of Electrical and Electronically Engineers.
PASSED BY ACCLIMATION
Vice President Proctor Excuses the groups.
Treasurer Baldwin Any more appropriations organizations present?
International Association Administrative Professionals Representative We are.
Senator Ramsey makes movement to open the floor for discussion of International Association Administrative Professionals. He asks why 600 dollars for bags.
International Association Administrative Professionals Representative - Bags will support the students throughout the year, meeting in Tuscaloosa and will be given out at the conference we host.
Vice President Proctor Will they will go to Non-USA students?
International Association Administrative Professionals Representative Yes, but we hold the conference.
Senator Sells Uniformity of the Bags? Why did you ask for them under uniforms?
International Association Administrative Professionals We didnt ask for them as uniforms, I believe.
Treasurer Baldwin We needed to know how you came up the number for the bags.
International Association Administrative Professionals Representative It is based on the projected attendance for the conference.
Senator Guy - How is this considered as a uniform? This seems to be a stress in the rule, because if it is a uniform we are only allowed to give the money if it is only going to USA students.
Proctor It is shady with the rules but, we cant tighten up on the rules now.
Senator Guy Is there any other place you can place it under?
Treasurer Baldwin Maybe if they put sponsored by SGA on it we could use it as advertisement.
Senator Reed How is this even considered as uniform? You need a certain number of Jag numbers for that.
Senator Beovich Can this be project supplies since it is used for the conference?
Treasurer Baldwin Sure.
Dean Mitchell There was a mistake. It was meant to be listed as a conference expense.
Senator Guy- makes movement to close the floor for discussion.
Senator Ramsey makes abstention. I dont think that we should spend money on things going to non-USA students
Senator Sells I think that recycling these bags is a great idea.
Dean Mitchell This is a great conference and is very beneficial.
Treasurer Baldwin Is conference free for USA Students?
International Association Administrative Professionals Representative It is dramatically reduced for USA students.
Senator Smith I move to approve $680.00 to International Association Administrative Professionals.
Senator Ramsey Does not Approve
MOTION PASSES
Treasurer Baldwin Salaries budget for paying full-time secretary.
Senator Guy makes movement to approve $27,500 for the salaries budget.
PASSED BY ACCLIMATION
Treasurer Baldwin I want to move on to the operating budget. We would like to mass approve the operating budget
Senator Guy - How much of this goes to Senate Projects/ Co-sponsorships?
Vice President Proctor We are approving it all at once. Right now we are looking at $17,000 we will distinguish between them next week.
Senator Smith- What exactly goes into the Camper Readership?
Treasurer Baldwin Goes into the newspapers; Mobile Register, NY Times, ect.
Senator Guy makes movement to approve$96,000for the Operativing Budget
PASSED BY ACCLIMATION
Treasurer Baldwin - Balance for Senate Projects is $36,900.
Senator Guy- moves to opens floor for discussion for the Gumbo Chili Cookoff
Senator Calhoun It is a really good cause that goes to honor a woman who persevered through medical school with colon cancer and eventually passed away.
Gumbo Chili Cookoff Showdown College of Medicine representative- hands out ads; Goals to have 8 teams and 30,000 dollars; Currently have lots of teams and we are inviting everyone to get involved. Asks if there are any questions on how the money would be used.
Treasurer Baldwin How will SGA be advertised at the event?
Gumbo Chili Showdown Representative Sign at the event; Starter at the event; ability of having a booth; SGA mugs given to 1000; on t-shirts; Commemorative plaque will be given to top sponsors (looks like a paddle); Top 15 sponsors on apron
Vice President Proctor Would we have a waived fee for registration?
Gumbo Chili Showdown Representative - Yes
Senator Guy Makes movement to approve $5,000 dollars to Gumbo Chili Showdown
PASSED BY ACCLIMATION
Student Forum N/A
Announcements
Vice President Procter Next weeks meeting will be longer and cosponsors will be discussed.
Senator Jones Just a that Reminder spirit is next week. We also need help setting up Superbowl party.
Senator Reed Motar Board applications are coming out soon.
Senator Youngblood- Two Thursday from now Buffalo Wild Wings.
Senator Sells- makes motion to adjourn.
PASSED BYACCLIMATION
8:50 PM